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Birthday Parties

Birthday Parties

Throw your next birthday party at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Get hands-on in a private workshop, explore our exhibits, and order science party favors. Birthday parties at the Hall are perfect for kids turning ages 4 to 11. Spots fill up fast so book in advance.

What’s Included

Private 1-hour workshop for a maximum of 20 children (15 maximum in Animal Discovery parties)

A reserved room for cake and refreshments after your workshop (50 minutes, with 30 minutes available prior for setup)

Hall admission for your party guests, and for one adult per child

Questions? Please contact Amanda Nguyen or call her at 510-642-7619 with further questions.

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Book your party up to 3 months in advance—but don’t be the last one to the party! Reservations close 4 weeks in advance of the party date. When ready to book, please have your topic, date, and time ready.

Sorry, no refunds for cancellations made within one month of the party date. If an emergency occurs within one month of your party date and if a mutually agreeable time and date can be found to reschedule, a $30 rescheduling fee will be charged.

Invite our party animals to your birthday! In Animal Discovery, guests see and touch a variety of live animals, from scaly-skinned creatures to fuzzy and furry animals. Younger kids dress up and act like their favorite animals while older kids use recycled materials to create animal playgrounds and observe how our animals play with their new toys.

Get great reactions from your party guests by letting them experiment with safe chemicals that fizz, ooze, and change colors. In our Fizz, Foam, Pop! activity, kids investigate which combination of safe chemicals bubbles the most, and which makes the biggest pop. They delight their inner scientists by mixing overflowing concoctions to create surprisingly colorful effects.

Light up your birthday with Design It! Party guests get to make cool inventions by designing, building, and testing with electricity, motors, wires, and other fun materials in this tinkering workshop. Through exciting hands-on experiments, kids (and parents, too) explore which materials conduct electricity and how they can be used to make things light up, spin, and jiggle.

What better way to celebrate another trip around the Sun—another year, another birthday—than a mission to another planet in the Solar System? Figure out some fun facts about our Solar System and what makes each planet unique. Then, use model spacecraft to help tour some of your favorite sites, or discover a new one! Older kids can even fly beyond the Solar System to explore the mysteries and wonders of our celestial neighborhood.

Party Favors

Party favors from the Discovery Corner Toy & Book Store will delight your guests. Goodie bags contain an assortment of pocket-sized fun toys such as rubber poppers, Spirograph drawing kits, bouncy balls, 3D dinosaur puzzles, bug boxes, and more. Call the Discovery Corner Store at 510-642-1929 to order your party favors, and they will be ready to pick up when you check in.